Roiland, who created the show alongside Dan Harmon, told Polygon: “We're super excited that, for the first time ever, we're locked in, we know what the future is, we have job security.

“Harmon is in great spirits, we have a great writer's room. We want the episodes to stay good, but we do also want to try to turn them around a little quicker now that we have this big order, I think it gives us the ability to be faster.

“We're not going to do these long breaks, these chasms in between seasons anymore. We're going to schedule vacation time and just keep the machine going. It's going to be really cool.”

This was music to the ears of fans, who were forced to (impatiently) wait two years between season two and three and were expecting a similar length of time before the fourth season dropped.

Ian Katz, Channel 4 Director of Programmes, said “Rick and Morty is one of the most anarchic, ingenious and original shows around and the breakthrough animated hit of recent years. I'm thrilled that it's coming to Channel 4 and E4.” You and me both, pal.

Claire Reid

Claire Reid is a journalist at LADbible. Claire graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a BA in journalism. She’s previously worked at Trinity Mirror. Since joining LADbible, Claire has worked on pieces for the UOKM8? mental health campaign, the Yemen crisis, life in the Calais Jungle as well as a profile of a man who is turning himself into a cyborg.